Tortricidae

49.017 Wood Tortrix Choristoneura diversana (Hübner, [1817])

Notable A

Similar species:

Forewing: 7 to 10mm

Habitats: Woodlands, scrub and orchards.

Habits: The moth flies high around trees in the evening and from dusk and later comes to light.

Foodplant: After hibernating while small the larva feeds in rolled leaves on birch, elm, Field Maple, apple, oak, Ivy, Bog Myrtle, Bilberry and a wide variety of other deciduous trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants. It pupates in the larval leaf roll or on a fresh roll on herbaceous plants.